Thursday, June 22, 2006
(taiwan)the old botak me!A Day in my Ex Sec Sch
I didnt sleep the entire nite yesterday but i still haf the perserverance to go back to my ex sec sch for npcc matters. In fact it was just another day of cca for them but not for me. I remembered going back there once last yr just to conduct promotion test and this time around im still doing it. its nice u noe to be back there and c what the kids there are up to durin the cca period. it makes u ponder for a moment, whether did u actually behaved like them when u were going thru the period? seeing new faces there makes me feel that im actually growing older as each batch passes by.
well in the army now, the man addressed me as sgt. but in my sec sch, im a sir. yea! im still a sir.haha...so im leading a double life...hmm...and from what i've heard from zhizhong who's my fellow CI there, im eligible for a Honourary Officer post next yr when im 22! all i need to do is just apply thru HQ and maybe i just get the rank! met up with the new OC in sch just now and had a small chat with him. he's impressed that i still make an effort to come down even though im in the army. what shud i say? i got nothing better to do also nowadays. well most of them greeted me as a whole and im like so touched man. even if it was just once a yr, they still remembered me. before the start of their promos test, some of them littered on the floor and one misplaced his badge elsewhere. and who steps in? i guess u noe who- its the wonderful CI here. they received punishments from me and of coz i did part of their punishments with them too. if ur man makes mistakes, ur answerable to it. so i gotta carry the burden too.haha...
like i said most of them remembered me due to the fact that i took their promos last yr. and this yr it was no difference. i closed an eye and passed most of them even though it was that terrible. anyway it was for the rank of cpl. and if i happen to take their promos for sgt next yr, i will haf to be very strict. just let them push up the ranks and be happy about it this yr while learning their mistakes. i dun like to deal with them the hard approach. for me i dun fancy hard approach to any problems. i like to slow talk and clear their doubts. its better that way. its a 2-way communication human touch that i rather use.
of all the surprises thus far, this one has got me really amazed. i can still fit into my uniform!omg...it seems taht i've lost weight and my pants were really that loose. if i remembered correctly last yr, i had difficulty wearing em but now it's just too easy. u see, army really makes wonders.hehe...right now, can someone put me to bed?
Protect ~ 1:23 am
Monday, June 19, 2006
Gotta report to camp later at 0800hrs. just cant sleep coz of the world cup and partly due to my bodyclock. just half a day in camp and im outta there. gona meet winz too before she goes to work maybe at around 5+ to collect my bday prez!weee... she bought me a wallet to replace my old. such nice timing to replace the old one :p
met up with guozhong today at northpoint and passed him my books. deception point and angels & demons. both were written by dan brown. by far i've read 3 of his books. well i guess u noe what's the other one, its da vinchi code. was telling him that i got no SOC, route marches and alot of slack times. he was kinda happy for me coz i need not do those shiong stuffs anymore. i even told him that i may grow fat and he was like so jealous. missed the times we went out at taiwan in the nite with him and victor. both were great outing buds. we went shopping together, surfed the net at there together and even sneaked out in the middle of the nite after reporting our attendance to our sgts. the 3 of us shopped easily and bought our things fast. we tried going out with even bigger grps but there was so much compromisations. it slowed down the grp and the three of us weren't abit happy about it. we just want to enjoy but with so many ppl with different ideas, it just didnt help.
i realised that i missed life as a trainee in sispec during aslc. the buddies i had in my section were truly gd companions and we had similar frequency thus we clicked better. victor was another guy who never fails to light up our morale irregardless of the toughness of our training. he and his blur ideas always made us laugh our whole heart out. i still remember during at training for fibua(fighting in built up areas), victor showed us his style of holding the SAR21 weapon. my sec com obviously had a lil dig outta him but it was more of a friendly one.
another moment that i really cherish was the 32km route march with river crossing in between at tekong. me and kanna was planning to fall out since we failed out ATP shoot so it was useless to do the route march as we wun be getting our combat skills badge. well the idea turns out to be our motivation. we walked for 20km before doing our river crossing in the middle of the nite. so with 12km left, we had to walk with our body drenched and boots filled with water. the last 12km was the most challenging one i've ever experienced. the boots were wet, u feel very soggy and u still have to walk with the full battle order. btw the 32km lasted the whole nite from 9pm-7am. so we were walking in the dark. after chalking up to 28km, we rested at the old sispec at tekong for 15mins. i was so shagged that i just took everything off and lie on the floor. moments later i closed my eyes and i was like dreaming? haha...yea...i guess when ur so shagged, u definitely slp straight away...and for the remaining 4 km, that's when ur really fighting with ur mind. all of us kept pushing one another to complete the march and by the time we reach our end point, it was daylight. everyone was delighted and we had to wait for our 10shots at the range. during that period, we consumed our breakfast and i dozed off awhile. if u were there, u wud haf seen the shagged faces on each and everyone of us who did the march. everybody was practically falling asleep and many tried to keep their composure. i was asleep on this bench, but when i woke up, haha...the floor was wet with my saliva...LOL...i tot i saw some saliva markings on the floor at other spots too...u cud also hear ppl snoring away....damn...it was so tiring. and i got a perfect score of 10/10 at the range. it was a great march and shoot.
in sispec training, friends beside u go thru the same shit and ordeal with ya. and those were gd pals of mine who also shared the same laughter and complains together. in tough times, that's when u see true friends.
and so im volunteering myself to accompany shiming to sgh for his follow up checkup. he just had a operation on his nose due to his sinus. asked him whether he was going alone and since i was free, might as well accompany him even though its in the morning. i had to make it up for not visiting him in the hospital.
got a bday chalet on the 24th at costa sands. it's my poly mate's bday party. so i tink i might be staying there overnite. its been 3 months since we last gathered. the last outing wasnt that nice by my accounts and i hope this time will be a better one. im left with 10 more days of leave and im fully adjusted to civilian mode...its gonna take me sometime again to get into the gear of wearing the greens again...hehz.
met up with guozhong today at northpoint and passed him my books. deception point and angels & demons. both were written by dan brown. by far i've read 3 of his books. well i guess u noe what's the other one, its da vinchi code. was telling him that i got no SOC, route marches and alot of slack times. he was kinda happy for me coz i need not do those shiong stuffs anymore. i even told him that i may grow fat and he was like so jealous. missed the times we went out at taiwan in the nite with him and victor. both were great outing buds. we went shopping together, surfed the net at there together and even sneaked out in the middle of the nite after reporting our attendance to our sgts. the 3 of us shopped easily and bought our things fast. we tried going out with even bigger grps but there was so much compromisations. it slowed down the grp and the three of us weren't abit happy about it. we just want to enjoy but with so many ppl with different ideas, it just didnt help.
i realised that i missed life as a trainee in sispec during aslc. the buddies i had in my section were truly gd companions and we had similar frequency thus we clicked better. victor was another guy who never fails to light up our morale irregardless of the toughness of our training. he and his blur ideas always made us laugh our whole heart out. i still remember during at training for fibua(fighting in built up areas), victor showed us his style of holding the SAR21 weapon. my sec com obviously had a lil dig outta him but it was more of a friendly one.
another moment that i really cherish was the 32km route march with river crossing in between at tekong. me and kanna was planning to fall out since we failed out ATP shoot so it was useless to do the route march as we wun be getting our combat skills badge. well the idea turns out to be our motivation. we walked for 20km before doing our river crossing in the middle of the nite. so with 12km left, we had to walk with our body drenched and boots filled with water. the last 12km was the most challenging one i've ever experienced. the boots were wet, u feel very soggy and u still have to walk with the full battle order. btw the 32km lasted the whole nite from 9pm-7am. so we were walking in the dark. after chalking up to 28km, we rested at the old sispec at tekong for 15mins. i was so shagged that i just took everything off and lie on the floor. moments later i closed my eyes and i was like dreaming? haha...yea...i guess when ur so shagged, u definitely slp straight away...and for the remaining 4 km, that's when ur really fighting with ur mind. all of us kept pushing one another to complete the march and by the time we reach our end point, it was daylight. everyone was delighted and we had to wait for our 10shots at the range. during that period, we consumed our breakfast and i dozed off awhile. if u were there, u wud haf seen the shagged faces on each and everyone of us who did the march. everybody was practically falling asleep and many tried to keep their composure. i was asleep on this bench, but when i woke up, haha...the floor was wet with my saliva...LOL...i tot i saw some saliva markings on the floor at other spots too...u cud also hear ppl snoring away....damn...it was so tiring. and i got a perfect score of 10/10 at the range. it was a great march and shoot.
in sispec training, friends beside u go thru the same shit and ordeal with ya. and those were gd pals of mine who also shared the same laughter and complains together. in tough times, that's when u see true friends.
and so im volunteering myself to accompany shiming to sgh for his follow up checkup. he just had a operation on his nose due to his sinus. asked him whether he was going alone and since i was free, might as well accompany him even though its in the morning. i had to make it up for not visiting him in the hospital.
got a bday chalet on the 24th at costa sands. it's my poly mate's bday party. so i tink i might be staying there overnite. its been 3 months since we last gathered. the last outing wasnt that nice by my accounts and i hope this time will be a better one. im left with 10 more days of leave and im fully adjusted to civilian mode...its gonna take me sometime again to get into the gear of wearing the greens again...hehz.
Protect ~ 2:38 am
Saturday, June 17, 2006
Pic taken at Taiwan, so where am i? anyway i haf 6 ppl protecting me and its an all round defence.
So what's up today?
nothing much. met weilong and sani at northpoint for la kopi session but too bad weishyiong just cudnt make it due to work commitments. he's going to enlist in sept...all the best man. im still enjoying my off days and it just cudnt come any better than the world cup period. was having a short sms conversation with sis just now with regards to bgr. right now im mentally prepared to take a shot at relationships provided there is a girl that i wanna be with. last time i wasnt even mentally prepared coz i dun haf the commitments and the time compared to now. so if there's any chance, i will gladly gif it a try. its time for me to come out. ahekz
gotta go back camp on monday for half a day and hopefully i can wake up on time. my bodyclock has changed drastically eversince last fri coz of the world cup. im feeling so bored now even though the mexico's game is concurrently on. im getting just so sleepy. wonder when will i slp.
for now im planning wat to do after ns. due to financial constraints, i cant study overseas. so i will just haf to make do locally. i seriously dunno if i want to switch to business management degree or just stick to logistics degree. as far as im concerned, logistics is my specialization but i can still do a business degree. i cant make it to the local U such as NUS & NTU due to satisfactory results BUT there is still other options for me. There's always SIM and Alberton centre in which many of my poly mates are studying there full/part time undertaking degree in business(logistics and transportations). some of them are working and studying at the same time. im thinking of doing it also as i can work;earn some money as well as study to save alot of time. due to NS, my academic progression is deterred by that factor. i cant simply wait while the others are getting degrees or perhaps advanced dip? i was also tinking of working for 2 yrs and then study? going to ord next yr sept and i gotta start planning what i wanna do in life.
my mom pities me for not having more driving practice since we dun haf a car. she was thinking of how nice it will be for me if we haf maybe a 1.1L car? well i talked to her into buying an OPC. with my current allowance im sure i can support myself and if i just spend thriftly, i might just be able to convince her to get one? but that was not to be the case, my sister is gonna get married at the end of the yr and they are saving up for her marriage. looks like i can only get a car when im working. i wanted to get a bike license but my mom was so persistent in cajoling me stop thinking about it saying that it was risky and dangerous. true its dangerous and stuffs but with my camp so far, i wudnt want to waste time travelling. and during nite's out, i can just easily go home with a bike. there's so many pros and cons plus many restrictions. what's the verdict gonna be?
Protect ~ 3:25 am
Sunday, June 11, 2006
Yes guys, im back to blogging. that is for now. haha.
done with my taiwan training and passed out from sispec with a rank of 3SG. anyway that doesnt matter much to me. what matters is that finally training has ended. the worse part is im still stuck at pasir laba camp for the rest of my entire ns life. im posted to Army Training Evaluation Centre(ATEC) there.
So as to speak, im a spec in the weapon platoon there. my job scope is pretty much taxing as ATEC has the frequent number of outfield exercise in the entire SAF. so its like every 2 weeks we will always be in the outfield for 4d3n. expect me to have lots of mosquitos bites and swollen hands.
as for the recent one, it was 4d4n. damn it was boring in the outfield as usual and there's nothing much i can do. i also celebrated my bday outfield. its the first and the last i hope. from what my oc says, everyone in SAF wants to fight us as we are THAT GD u noe. haha...so i will be looking forward to meet my fellow specs from various units like 1SIR,5SIR, guards and commandos. our job scope is simple. we just play enemy and eventually we have to lose the battle. that just sucks considering our mettle and quality.
in ATEC we will alot of overseas exercise, lets see...i will be going to taiwan, thailand, heard that india is in the list too as well as australia depending whether i haf ord-ed anot.
as for now i just join the main body and come sept i will join the training wing. those who joined bmt during this time june or july, upon graduation will be posted to ATEC and they will be in the training wing. i will be their section commander/instructor and it will be something like bmtc style. yes..me a spec will be king for once! they will haf to treat me with utmost respect as what i have achieved for my rank. i do not earn my rank for nothing ya? ahha. so from sept - dec they will be in the training wing and i guess i will be booking out late on fri nite. hai...
i also planning to go on a short hols during december. sometimes army can drive u nuts man. i need a break. in fact i do get one this month. its from 21-28. but the unit is now on off till 28...they just started on the 9th. so its a month long hols for them. im not entitled the off in lieu coz i just joined ATEC. kinda sad but i got the blocked leave! hooray at least i get to watch the world cup on tv. eh wait..i also can catch in camp coz there's tv in the specs bunk!ahakz... c'est la vie
i got another nite to watch soccer at home today! haha...but gotta book in tmr at 8am. hai...long mrt trip again..kinda bored taking mrt alone. go back just to do saikang and maybe i get to book out on tues evening. AND hopefully it will be the start of the real hols for me. i just dun understand them holding us back when the rest of the whole unit is on leave. there's nothing much to do! maybe my encik will gif u leave too...hehez...
and yes guys i finally updated my blog...dun u all complain to me again that my blog is rotting or for whatever reasons u wanna shoot...the laziness of updating blog has long settled in me...
done with my taiwan training and passed out from sispec with a rank of 3SG. anyway that doesnt matter much to me. what matters is that finally training has ended. the worse part is im still stuck at pasir laba camp for the rest of my entire ns life. im posted to Army Training Evaluation Centre(ATEC) there.
So as to speak, im a spec in the weapon platoon there. my job scope is pretty much taxing as ATEC has the frequent number of outfield exercise in the entire SAF. so its like every 2 weeks we will always be in the outfield for 4d3n. expect me to have lots of mosquitos bites and swollen hands.
as for the recent one, it was 4d4n. damn it was boring in the outfield as usual and there's nothing much i can do. i also celebrated my bday outfield. its the first and the last i hope. from what my oc says, everyone in SAF wants to fight us as we are THAT GD u noe. haha...so i will be looking forward to meet my fellow specs from various units like 1SIR,5SIR, guards and commandos. our job scope is simple. we just play enemy and eventually we have to lose the battle. that just sucks considering our mettle and quality.
in ATEC we will alot of overseas exercise, lets see...i will be going to taiwan, thailand, heard that india is in the list too as well as australia depending whether i haf ord-ed anot.
as for now i just join the main body and come sept i will join the training wing. those who joined bmt during this time june or july, upon graduation will be posted to ATEC and they will be in the training wing. i will be their section commander/instructor and it will be something like bmtc style. yes..me a spec will be king for once! they will haf to treat me with utmost respect as what i have achieved for my rank. i do not earn my rank for nothing ya? ahha. so from sept - dec they will be in the training wing and i guess i will be booking out late on fri nite. hai...
i also planning to go on a short hols during december. sometimes army can drive u nuts man. i need a break. in fact i do get one this month. its from 21-28. but the unit is now on off till 28...they just started on the 9th. so its a month long hols for them. im not entitled the off in lieu coz i just joined ATEC. kinda sad but i got the blocked leave! hooray at least i get to watch the world cup on tv. eh wait..i also can catch in camp coz there's tv in the specs bunk!ahakz... c'est la vie
i got another nite to watch soccer at home today! haha...but gotta book in tmr at 8am. hai...long mrt trip again..kinda bored taking mrt alone. go back just to do saikang and maybe i get to book out on tues evening. AND hopefully it will be the start of the real hols for me. i just dun understand them holding us back when the rest of the whole unit is on leave. there's nothing much to do! maybe my encik will gif u leave too...hehez...
and yes guys i finally updated my blog...dun u all complain to me again that my blog is rotting or for whatever reasons u wanna shoot...the laziness of updating blog has long settled in me...
Protect ~ 8:19 pm
